Joe Sodano of Morris Township is 2013 Male Whistling Entertainer of the Year

Joe Sodano, was recently awarded “Male Whistler Entertainer of the Year” at the 2013 International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina on April 20. Sodano, studies music with Professor Kolmykova at The Calderone School of Music in East Hanover and is a resident of Morris Township.

He was recently featured on Television News Programs such as Fox 5’s “Good Day, New York” on May 2 with Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly as well as Fox & Friends on May 4.

On April 27, he was featured in Morristown’s the Daily Record, and was also featured in The Star Ledger (2011). Joe has even been a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2005) and has been featured in the documentary films “Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling” (2005) and BBC’s “Why Bird’s Sing” (2007).

“Unlike most of the whistlers in the world championship, who sound like flutes when they whistle, Sodano imitates birds. These include cardinals, blue jays, robins, hawks, northern mocking birds, chickens and turkeys,” writes The Daily Record in 2007. He currently performs on 710AM WOR and 103.5 FM KTU in New York City.

The Calderone School of Music is a New Jersey State Registered Professional School, established in 1975. The school offers Kindermusik from birth to age seven, private music lessons on all instruments and voice, College Prep Division, and Professional Development Division.